Horizon Air flight attendants have voted 99.8% to authorize a strike, escalating a contract fight that has dragged through prolonged mediation and stalled economic talks. The vote covers about 650 flight attendants represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and follows claims that management has tabled low pay proposals while delaying bargaining.
The authorization does not trigger an immediate walkout. Under the Railway Labor Act, the National Mediation Board must first declare an impasse and start a 30-day cooling-off period before any legal strike can begin.
For Alaska Air Group, the risk sits in Horizon’s role as a feeder into Seattle and Portland. The next bargaining round will show whether this is leverage or the start of a deeper network disruption.